No rise in garda numbers at most Cork stations

Fewer than three in 10 garda stations in Cork have experienced an increase in staffing levels in the past four years, during a period when almost 2,600 new gardaí were recruited.

Official figures show just 20 of 73 stations in the county have more gardaí now than at the end of 2014 when the Garda College in Templemore was reopened to facilitate a major recruitment drive.